I want to read this later, so I am posting it here.
5/28/14
I have soreness throughout my entire posterior chain. From my traps all the way down to my knees. No real glute soreness though. (Doesn’t usually happen, but may show up tomorrow?)
I wish I could have gone and done grip/shrug work today.
I also did not eat well today, so I am going to go to Wendy’s and pig out before I get back to work.
My videos sometimes takes quite a while to upload to youtube. I am trying to get that new form video up.
I will update this post if I think of anything else relevant to include for the night.
[quote]trivium wrote:
5/28/14
Deadlift
10x135
5x185
3x225
5x275
3x315 (Double overhand.)
10x365 (Right hand up. Belted. Hitched 10 a tiny bit.)
1x405 (Left hand up. Belted. Got a video.)
5x405 (Left hand up. Belted. Felt good. I started rep 6 but quit on it half way up.)
3x315 (Double overhand.)
3x315 (Right hand up.)
3x315 (Left hand up.)
3x315 (Double overhand.)
(I wasn’t disciplined enough to do a hold at the top like I normally do. I am quite upset by this. It is just another missed opportunity to get stronger. My hands were shot after the last set at 405. I could barely hold the barbell without them hurting.)
Stiff Leg Deadlift
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240 (My back was lit up from these after just a few sets.)
(All of these sets were double overhand. I am not sure how good my form is here, so I am doing these in a very particular way. I set up. Raise my hips until I can feel it in my hamstrings while keeping a slight knee bend. Focus on keeping my back straight as possible, and then focus on pulling WITHOUT THE HITCH.)
I wanted to do more work, but I cannot spend a lot of time in the gym these days, I have a lot of other things going on. I will see if I can get the video up in the near future.[/quote]
beastly workout man.
[quote]zenontheterrible wrote:
[quote]trivium wrote:
5/28/14
Deadlift
10x135
5x185
3x225
5x275
3x315 (Double overhand.)
10x365 (Right hand up. Belted. Hitched 10 a tiny bit.)
1x405 (Left hand up. Belted. Got a video.)
5x405 (Left hand up. Belted. Felt good. I started rep 6 but quit on it half way up.)
3x315 (Double overhand.)
3x315 (Right hand up.)
3x315 (Left hand up.)
3x315 (Double overhand.)
(I wasn’t disciplined enough to do a hold at the top like I normally do. I am quite upset by this. It is just another missed opportunity to get stronger. My hands were shot after the last set at 405. I could barely hold the barbell without them hurting.)
Stiff Leg Deadlift
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240
5x240 (My back was lit up from these after just a few sets.)
(All of these sets were double overhand. I am not sure how good my form is here, so I am doing these in a very particular way. I set up. Raise my hips until I can feel it in my hamstrings while keeping a slight knee bend. Focus on keeping my back straight as possible, and then focus on pulling WITHOUT THE HITCH.)
I wanted to do more work, but I cannot spend a lot of time in the gym these days, I have a lot of other things going on. I will see if I can get the video up in the near future.[/quote]
beastly workout man. [/quote]
Thanks man. I am doing my best. I need to change some things still though.
5/31/14
YTWL / apley scratch / band dislocates / band pull apart
Press
10x45
5x45
5x95
5x125
5x140
5x160 (Paused. Failed rep 6? That shouldn’t have happened. Form error?)
5x160 (Got pissed. Paused. Easier. Pushed back more.)
5x160 (Paused. Belted. 5th one was a grinder.)
Push Press
2x185 (2nd was a grinder.)
Press
5x140 (Paused.)
5x140 (Paused.)
6x140 (Paused. 6th was a grinder.)
Dips
10/10/11/11/7/6
The gym closed on me. Dips felt hard. I think all the extra pressing wore me out. I will do chins later tonight.
EDIT:
Overhand Wide Grip Pull Up
10/10/10/10/10/5/5
(No failed reps here.)
I think that I wasn’t getting my head under the bar fast enough with the pressing. I fixed that by pushing back more and trying to get my head under faster.
Subsequent reps felt better. For the second set, I could have gotten more, but I figured that I had already spent my chance at a true rep record, so I went for sets of 5 instead. I remember saying to myself before the second set “you already failed to meet your goal with this weight, you can’t do worse.” Then everything felt better. Odd.
I love that there is a 1000 club board right behind him haha.
Another form check.
5/31/14 CONTINUED
(This was already added to my previous post logged lift as an EDIT. I wanted to write more, so I put it here again.)
Overhand Wide Grip Pull Up
10/10/10/10/10/5/5
(No failed reps here.)
Sets of 10 was a milestone of mine. I struggled with this for so long. It may be time to start adding weight in a few weeks.
Thanks for reading everyone!
[quote]trivium wrote:
5/31/14 CONTINUED
(This was already added to my previous post logged lift as an EDIT. I wanted to write more, so I put it here again.)
Overhand Wide Grip Pull Up
10/10/10/10/10/5/5
(No failed reps here.)
Sets of 10 was a milestone of mine. I struggled with this for so long. It may be time to start adding weight in a few weeks.[/quote]
Awesome job dude!
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]trivium wrote:
5/31/14 CONTINUED
(This was already added to my previous post logged lift as an EDIT. I wanted to write more, so I put it here again.)
Overhand Wide Grip Pull Up
10/10/10/10/10/5/5
(No failed reps here.)
Sets of 10 was a milestone of mine. I struggled with this for so long. It may be time to start adding weight in a few weeks.[/quote]
Awesome job dude![/quote]
Thanks man. I am satisfied with it…for now…
What is the difference between safety squat and high bar? Is there any?
This question has been keeping me up at night because I found one in my gym, I just haven’t gotten to make use of it yet.
I always though safety squat bar pretty much felt like a more comfortable front squat. Thats what I have heard, I havent tried it so take it for what its worth. Nice log btw, deadlift looks better than the previous one.
Not a proficient squatter by any means but I feel like SSB is almost all mid back, glutes and low back
Had to skip 6/3/14 due to work.
Here is my entry for my log…
There is much more to my lifting than some numbers, or being bigger. Every time I go to the gym I try to force myself to do more weight, to grind another set, to get one more rep. It’s not that I want to impress anyone. It’s just me proving to myself that I can get stronger somehow every day if I am willing to go the distance. Most of lifting isn’t about muscular strength any way. It’s a game of consistent mental tenacity. That’s what most people don’t seem to understand.
[quote]Ass Banana wrote:
I always though safety squat bar pretty much felt like a more comfortable front squat. Thats what I have heard, I havent tried it so take it for what its worth. Nice log btw, deadlift looks better than the previous one.[/quote]
That is what I was hoping to hear. Maybe I’ll give it a go tomorrow.
Thanks for the kind words man. I have been doing tons of stiff legs to try to fix my DL, I am still working on front squat form for my low bar squat.
[quote]chobbs wrote:
Not a proficient squatter by any means but I feel like SSB is almost all mid back, glutes and low back [/quote]
So basically what everyone is telling me that I need to build?
6/4/14
5 hours of sleep last night. Worked 9.5 hours today. I was shitting my brains out for the past few days. I am living off of 3 slices of pizza so far today.
Squat
10xBW
7xBW (Felt awkward.)
5x135 (Felt slow.)
5x225 (Felt heavy. Was having a hard time getting set up properly.)
5x255 (Felt much better.)
10x290 (Belted. 10th rep was a paused squatmorning. Felt like the bar rolled back on my wrists. RPE 9.)
5x255 (Paused for a 3 count on each rep.)
5x255 (Paused for a 3 count on each rep.)
5x255 (Paused for a 3 count on each rep.)
Front Squat
1x185 (Right hand on top. Failed 2nd rep. I don’t know if these are going to stay much longer.)
Safety Squat
5x185
5x225
5x225
(I don’t like these. My back rounded horribly on a few reps. My elbows hit my knees in the hole. I don’t know what’s up.)
I just didn’t have a good lift in me today. I was all messed up. Squat day needs fixed.
Maybe I will go in tomorrow if I am feeling up to it.
I am not happy with today. I don’t care if I was beat up or not.
Feel free to post up templates for squat workouts. I need help. I may give a few of them a go.
Powerlifting oriented with lots of volume if you can manage.
My form with assistance type squatting sucks.